John was extremely relieved to find Cole alive, as he scoured the city for his whereabouts. John abruptly made his way through the crowd and viewed the photo: it was Cole MacGrath along with Zeke Dunbar, with the former having electric currents coming out of his hand. As he was wandering the streets after the Sphere was stolen, John passed by a group of civilians who were viewing the picture of a man who could "shoot lightning out of his hands".
Outnumbered, the Ray Sphere was taken away from John, much to his disappointment. That night, as he slept, John was ambushed by several of the Dust Men, who came after the Ray Sphere. After dealing with them, John left for the Warren, to hide and sleep in seclusion. There, he and several other civilians were attacked by those infected of the plague. He retrieved it, and made his way to safety to the harbor in an attempt to get out of the city with the Sphere. John made his way to Ground Zero and saw the Ray Sphere at the dead center. John got off his bike and decided to follow Cole on foot, though he was too late, as the activation of the Ray Sphere was already done, which resulted to thousands dead, and the destruction of 5 city blocks. John by the harbor, right after he had retrieved the Ray Sphere.įollowing Cole, John was able to get behind him, though was too late to capitalize, as Cole made a reckless turn at a red light. Learning this, John quickly got off the facility in order to follow the package, and managed to catch up to Cole. After some point, John has learned that Kessler has scheduled a delivery for the Ray Sphere as a package, with Cole MacGrath as the specific courier. He would also become enraged due to the lack of proper communications with their head branch at the NSA, making him lose confidence and trust for his employer. Through his findings, he was able to learn that the First Sons do possess materials that can label them as a national threat, with several experiments that involved Ray Field energy, which resulted in the deaths and abnormalities of subjects, both human and animal alike. During his time, he'd relay the information to his associates at New Marais, informing them of his latest findings. He would also be given simpler missions like escorting one of their scientists, Sasha, to an undisclosed location somewhere in the Warren. John would later get promoted, able to know Kessler close enough, and was also given higher-tier missions, high enough for him to grasp the Ray Sphere. Able to get himself close enough to the leader of the group, Kessler, John was able to learn of the device called the Ray Sphere, and its capabilities of activating the powers of those who possesses the Conduit gene. Stationed at Empire City's chapter of the organization, John's primary task was to know what the First Sons have been doing that can be considered as a national threat. He infiltrated the First Sons after passing their initiation. He was instructed to meet at a secluded place, but upon arrival was ambushed.
John first met up with a woman named Jane, and was told that he was a low-level mentalist. He said that I had an important destiny, that I'd accomplish great things. I was carrying the Ray Sphere out of the lab when Kessler stopped me. Kuo was stationed in New Marais while John was sent to Empire City. At some point in his life, he got a job as an undercover agent in the NSA, and was given the assignment of infiltrating the secret organization known as the First Sons along with agent Lucy Kuo, chosen due to their unique genetic code, possessing the Conduit gene.
Not much is known about John's background or history, other than he's never been married and he has an extreme dislike for FBI agents.